D2L Orientation
The Sociology of Aging
GERON 300 or SOC 335
Sacramento City College- Jo-Ann Foley
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What is D2L?
• Desire2Learn (D2L) is a web-based course
management system designed to create a rich online
learning environment for students.
• D2L includes features such as an electronic dropbox,
automated grade book, discussion boards, and
quizzes.
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Where do I login to D2L?
1. Open an Internet browser. (i.e. Safari) You can do
this at home, at a public library, or from a computer
on campus.
1. Go to http://d2l.losrios.edu or to the eLearning
link on the college homepage.
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Login Page
3. Enter your USERNAME and PASSWORD:
• Students: Your username is the letter w followed by
your Student ID#.
• Your default password is your Los Rios "unified
password". (The same one you use for SCC Gmail and
eServices.)
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How do I login to D2L?
USERNAME and PASSWORD:
• Students: Your username is the letter w followed by your
Student ID#.
• Example: Indiana Jones' Student ID# is 1234567. His
eLearning login is w1234567. He set his password and
security questions when he enrolled and uses that same
password.
If you forgot your password...
• you can reset it by using the "Forgot Password?" link on
the eServices login page.
https://www.losrios.edu/cgi-bin/lrc/lookup.cgi
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How do I see my courses in D2L?
Once you have successfully logged in, look for the box
labeled My Courses in the middle of the My Home screen.
The names of the courses that you are enrolled in will
appear if they have a D2L course site and if the instructor
has made the course active. The names will be underlined
and in blue type.
Click the name of the course that you wish to view.
Example: “Sociology of Aging”
(Our class will not be activated until the first week of class.)
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Course Home
Tools Include:
•Events
•Calendar
•Updates
•Instructor contact information
•News items
There are several tools available on the Course Home to help you
know when things are happening in your class and when
assignments are due.
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Navigation Bars
How do I access the course materials?
Use the navigational tool bar along the top of
your course homepage. The links located on this
tool bar allow you to access materials within your
course. Some tools include:
Course Home is the page you see when you first enter our D2L course.
Checklist shows assignments and due dates week by week.
Content may include your course syllabus, and weekly assignment instructions.
Discussion is where you can post messages and read and reply to messages posted
by others.
Dropbox is where you can submit electronic copies of your homework to your
instructor.
Quizzes is where you can complete course quizzes or exams.
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Grades is where you can see your grades on assignments throughout the semester.
Your Weekly Routine
• Check your email and connect to the D2L site regularly.
• Read the NEWS on our Course Home Page and then click
on CONTENT to access each Weekly Assignments folder.
• For each WEEK, you should do the following, and in this
order:
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Complete the assigned Reading and View Episodes.
View the Powerpoint and Lecture sections.
Complete the chapter Assignments and Activities.
Participate in the Discussion Board topics each week.
Disappearing from the Discussion Boards is like a student not
attending class, and as such your disappearance may result in
being dropped.
5. Review using the chapter quizzes.
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Discussions
• The main discussion area displays the Weekly Discussion
Forum and Topics in which students are to participate.
• Select the weekly discussion Topics that are assigned.
• The Discussions tool is used for online participation
between you, other students and/or your instructor.
• You may be asked to create messages about the course
readings, class activities, or useful resources you think
might be of interest to other students.
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Discussions
The Discussion
Tool is composed
of:
•Forums
•Topics
•Posts
•Replies
 Forum
 Topic
 Topic
 Forum
 Topic
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Discussions
Add new Post
1. Go into the Topic and Click compose to add your Post.
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Discussions
Add new Post
2. Give the message a
Subject title and type the
text in the larger box.
3. Click the post button to
add your Post and view it
in the discussion thread.
Post
Discussions
Reply to a Post
• To Reply to post, click
on Reply above the
posting.
• The Add Message:
portion of the
discussion panel
displays, allowing you
to Reply to the posting
much like you would to
an email.
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Dropbox
To access the Dropbox tool, click the Dropbox link on your
course’s navigation bar.
• From Folder List page you can view:
• A list of assignment folders and related attachments.
• The number of assignments that you submitted to each
folder.
• Whether feedback has been left for you.
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Dropbox
Comments from
instructor.
Number of your
submissions.
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Dropbox
When you are finished with your assignment, do the following:
• Save the file to a Homework Folder on your computer. Be sure to resave your
document in Rich Text Format (as an .rtf file) and name the file like this:
YourLastName-WeekNumber-Assignment.rtf (Ex: Smith-Week1-ArticleReview.rtf)
(Do not leave spaces, or use symbols other than letters and numbers in the file name)
• Return to the main dropbox page, click the name of the folder:
Week #: Dropbox Assignment (Example: Week 1: Article Review)
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Click Add a File.
Browse to your Homework Folder and Open your file.
Click Upload to attach the file.
Enter any comments you may have in the Comment field.
Click Upload.
You will see your file under the "Add a File" button.
Click the "Submit" button.
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How to Create a Rich Text Format file:
Your homework must be submitted in Rich Text Format (or as an
RTF File).
• All word processing program can open and read a Rich Text
Format file.
• Any word processing program can create a Rich Text
Format file.
• All word processing programs have the ability to save a
document as an RTF file.
• The steps to create an RTF file with Microsoft Word or
most other word processing programs follows:
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How to Create a Rich Text Format file:
1. Click
on “File,” then “Save As…”
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How to Create a Rich Text Format file:
2. Click on the “Save As Type” drop down
arrow.
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How to Create a Rich Text Format file:
3. Choose “Rich Text
Format (*.rtf)” from the
“Save As Type” pull-down menu.
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Taking Quizzes
• From within your course, click on the Quizzes link on the
Navigation Bar.
• Click on the Practice Quiz or Exam you need to take and read
any instructions carefully.
• A new screen will appear. Answer the quiz questions by
selecting an answer from the list of options or by filling in the
appropriate text field.
• After you choose your answer for each question, Click SAVE.
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Taking Quizzes
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Taking Quizzes
• Note Make a habit of clicking the Save All Responses button
regularly if there are a lot of questions on a single page or you are
working on a time-consuming question.
• Click the Next Page or Previous Page icon to navigate between
pages.
• Click the Go to Submit Quiz button when you are ready to submit.
Note: If you try to submit a quiz with unanswered questions, you will
see a warning at the top of the Submit Quiz page. Click the links
below the warning to return to the unanswered questions.
When you finished revising questions, click Submit Quiz.
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Time restricted quizzes -• If your quiz has a time-limit you may be prompted or
forced to submit your quiz. If the quiz is set to autosubmit at the end of the designated time period,
only saved questions are submitted.
• Make sure you save regularly near the end of the
quiz period and finish and submit the quiz before the
time expires.
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Viewing Quiz Results:
• To access information about your submissions
and to see your quiz score:
From the main Quiz List, click the Submissions
icon beside the quiz you want to view.
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Viewing Grades and Feedback:
To use the Grades tool, click the Grades link on
the Navigation Bar.
• A Grades screen will appear showing an
option to print your final calculated grade.
• Any comments entered by the instructor are
also shown.
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Some helpful Tips for using D2L:
• Get in the habit of using the links located on the
navigational bar to move around inside your course.
• When exiting your D2L course, be sure to click on the
Logout link AND close the browser window.
• This is especially important if you are using a
computer in a public lab.
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Here’s To A Good Semester!
Keep in touch and I will “see” you online…
…thanks for attending.
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